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First Trust Active Factor International ETF (AFDM) Price, Holdings & Fees

$499.89+0.85%+$4.21End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

First Trust Active Factor International ETF (AFDM) closed at $499.89 on Oct 9, 2026, up 0.85% from the previous close of $495.68.

Share price, past year

1Y +9.12%

52-week range $442.19 – $526.92. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$499.89
Sep 30, 2026$505.42
Aug 31, 2026$495.54
Jul 31, 2026$492.46
Jun 30, 2026$500.78
May 29, 2026$526.92
Apr 30, 2026$468.70
Mar 31, 2026$481.95
Feb 27, 2026$466.70
Jan 30, 2026$460.91
Dec 31, 2025$463.28
Nov 28, 2025$453.38
Oct 31, 2025$466.20

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.83%
as of Oct 31, 2025
Net assets
$165.4M
as of Jul 31, 2026
Holdings
149
as of Jul 31, 2026
52-week range
$442.19 – $526.92

First Trust Active Factor International ETF's expense ratio is 0.83%: $83.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

First Trust Active Factor International ETF held 149 investments worth $165.37M as of Jul 31, 2026. Its largest holding was ADVANTEST CORP, at 3.51% of the fund.

First Trust Active Factor International ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1ADVANTEST CORP3.51%$5.80M
2HSBC HOLDINGS PLC3.42%$5.65M
3ASML HOLDING NVASML2.18%$3.60M
4SHELL PLCSHEL2.13%$3.53M
5NOVARTIS AG2.06%$3.40M
6UBS GROUP AG1.96%$3.24M
7BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SABBVA1.90%$3.14M
8BARCLAYS PLC1.87%$3.09M
9BNP PARIBAS SA1.83%$3.03M
10TOTALENERGIES SETTE1.72%$2.85M
11ABB LTD (CH)1.72%$2.84M
12ALLIANZ SEALV1.68%$2.78M
13MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC1.58%$2.61M
14BP PLC1.43%$2.37M
15NATWEST GROUP PLCNWG1.39%$2.29M
16UNIPOL ASSICURAZIONI SPA1.37%$2.26M
17RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO LTD1.33%$2.20M
18NORDEA BANK ABP1.33%$2.20M
19DEUTSCHE BANK AG1.30%$2.16M
20BPER BANCA SPA1.26%$2.08M
21MS & AD INSURANCE GROUP HOLDINGS INC1.14%$1.88M
22BHP GROUP LTDBHP1.10%$1.82M
23RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLCRKT1.10%$1.82M
24BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC1.08%$1.78M
25RIO TINTO PLCRIO1.07%$1.77M

Top 25 of 149 holdings, as of Jul 31, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

First Trust Active Factor International ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Stocks99.10%
Preferred stock0.34%
Cash and short-term investments0.10%
First Trust Active Factor International ETF holdings by country, largest 10
Country% of fund
United Kingdom22.19%
Japan21.68%
Switzerland9.00%
Australia7.81%
France7.80%
Italy6.30%
Germany6.10%
Netherlands3.44%
Spain3.23%
Canada2.91%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to Jul 31, 2026, First Trust Active Factor International ETF's total return was +6.80%, as reported to the SEC.

First Trust Active Factor International ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
Jul 31, 2026+4.78%
Jun 30, 2026+1.17%
May 31, 2026+0.75%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
First Trust Active Factor International ETF
Ticker
AFDM
Exchange
NASDAQ
Fund type
ETF
Trust
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III
SEC series ID
S000052736
SEC CIK
0001424212
Fractional shares
Yes

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III, the trust behind First Trust Active Factor International ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is AFDM's price?

First Trust Active Factor International ETF (AFDM) closed at $499.89 on Oct 9, 2026, up 0.85% from the previous close of $495.68.

What is AFDM's expense ratio?

First Trust Active Factor International ETF's expense ratio is 0.83%: $83.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does AFDM hold?

First Trust Active Factor International ETF held 149 investments worth $165.37M as of Jul 31, 2026. Its largest holding was ADVANTEST CORP, at 3.51% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were ADVANTEST CORP, HSBC HOLDINGS PLC, ASML HOLDING NV, SHELL PLC, NOVARTIS AG.

How has AFDM performed?

Over the 3 months to Jul 31, 2026, First Trust Active Factor International ETF's total return was +6.80%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of Jul 31, 2026 (filed Sep 24, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Oct 31, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures